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Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2019

Introduced: May 2, 2019 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 2, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2019

This bill requires veterinarians to provide pet owners with a copy of animal drug prescriptions prior to filling or dispensing such prescription. Further, veterinarians prescribing animal drugs may not require a pet owner to (1) purchase the prescription as a condition of providing such a copy, (2) pay an additional fee to receive such a copy, or (3) waive the veterinarian's liability as a condition of providing such a copy.

Veterinarians are not required to provide a copy of prescriptions administered in the context of acute care. A veterinarian also may require payment of examination fees prior to prescribing an animal drug if such fees are required regardless of whether the diagnosis reveals an animal drug prescription is necessary.

What's happening now May 2, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1607 Related bill Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2019
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Lee, Mike
Utah · May 2, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1290: Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1290/
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"S. 1290: Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1290/.
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S. 1290, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1290/.
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